I’ve had a kitchen like that. It was in our dorm apt in Maine. No children at home at that time,just lots of dogs and indoor-only cars. It was very easy to cook in,

I've had similar. I love a handy door to the herb garden (or compost bin)

I would not want it to be the only exit, but sometimes you don't have a choice in older homes and that is okay. You get used to it. It is part of their charm and appeal.

My aunt had that and it was nice to throw out trash etc. It wasn’t her main exit to the yard-just the side patio. Her door swung out so it wasn’t bad. Maybe make sure you don’t have a dishwasher or oven/stove too close to the door.

I grew up with a kitchen like this - kids, neighbors' kids, dog, cat ... we never gave it a second thought. Only recently, as I am renovating my parents' home, did I give it a second thought. My acquiescence to others' possible perception of it being "crowded" was to have no cabinets atop one side ... just a shallow hanging pot rack, and two shallow shelves (for decor, not function). I created more storage space elsewhere to take-up the shortfall.

My kitchen has two doors on both ends. One entering from the garage and one leaving out to the backyard. The backyard entrance does not bother me bc it’s not near the kitchen cabinets or stove. The galley kitchen is pretty large, however, I’m not the biggest fan of the quick entry from the garage. I think they should have made a mud room first that lead into the kitchen. I can hear someone coming in but of course my boys has almost hit me coming inside from playing while I was in the pantry on one side or the fridge on the other side.

Tia - Layout would be key, then.

I love it! I would have it swing out. Full glass like in picture would give you light and open the kitchen up. It definitely gives a galley kitchen the illusion of a larger space, bringing the outdoors in.

Yes, we're moving into a house with the tiniest kitchen I've ever seen in a regular house. But we have great plans and one will be changing the door to open outward. This will cause us to have a different kind of screen door than usual though.

We left our kitchen door in place. it’s not quite same layout but it’s handy for taking out trash, going to garden, etc. would not want main entrance through the kitchen.

Many houses have kitchens at the back, and the back door is in the kitchen. Mine is, and it’s the main entry for us, which is fine because the floor takes a beating.

I just wanted to show you what mine could be. Even the door is the same.

my previous house was set up like this. 1950s home. Door was our main entry into the house. Door opened inwards into kitchen and dishwasher was right there so I got bumped a few times, lol. Overall, though , for our family of 4 we didn’t give it much thought at all. It was just one of the quirks of an older home. Have the door open outwards and you should be fine!